title: Multiminicore disease with respiratory failure.
abstract: Multiminicore disease is a rare form of slowly progressive or nonprogressive myopathy, characterized by multiple cores within the muscle fibers. Respiratory failure in multiminicore disease rarely occurs. We describe a 5-year-old girl with multiminicore disease and early-onset respiratory failure after an episode of bronchopneumonia. The child received mechanical ventilation for 280 days and was discharged on home ventilation. The relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vijayakanthi
authors.forename: Abhijeet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Nand Kishore
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Mehar Chand
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059609:Mallory Bodies / Q000473:pathology; D009127:Muscle Rigidity / Q000150:complications; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications